i found some court filings that detail one man's attempt to use the courts to force #Tether and other #cryptocurrency companies to give him back $3 million that was stolen from him.

spoiler: it didn't go well. the crypto companies used their standard defense of "#blockchain is open source so not our problem lol".

not only did he have to chase the crypto companies through multiple jurisdictions (#singapore, british virgin islands, etc), in the end i don't think he got any of his money back from the (probably) #Russian criminals who stole it.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1940193361702637989.html

#BVI #moneylaundering #USDT #kucoin #binance #Tether #pexpay #whitebit #stablecoin #ransomware #addresspoisoning #scams #fraud #russia #iran #gold #FixedFloat

🚨 #CryptoScams are evolving 🥷 Think twice before you copy-paste that #Crypto address. It could be an #AddressPoisoning trap! Learn how these attacks work and protect your crypto 🛡️ #ScamAlert

Check it out & RT ⬇️
https://mirror.xyz/ervinzubic.eth/8qrU70SceaxPP3ID7gnu_AFy5ueabg_LASQ_bAIzsec

Hacker contacts the victim to return $68M Bitcoin stolen in an address poisoning scam. Is this a change of heart or part of a bigger ploy?

#BitcoinScam #CryptoNews #AddressPoisoning #BlockchainSecurity #Cybersecurity #TheAfricanCrypto #Hacking

https://theafricancrypto.com/hacker-contacts-victim-promising-to-return-68m-in-bitcoin/